The first eighteen to twenty-four months of transition for the transgender person can be an awkward period of appearance, very similar to puberty. 

It is during this timeframe that a "self-centered" person in transition would indeed not take family and friends into consideration, to allow time to adjust and accept this new exterior. 

It's common for the person in transition to feel as if they have finally exited "the cave" and now that they have finally accepted themselves, they want the world to accept them, too. 

Editor's Note: In Puerto Rico, the word transexual is used to refer to a person whose gender identity differs from their assigned sex at birth.  Transexual people may or may not decide to alter their bodies hormonally and/or surgically. Puerto Ricans use the word transgender to refer to people who adopt the dress or manner of the opposite sex but are not interested in transitioning their gender.  The terms used in this article reflect those usages.

The skin is the largest organ in the human body.

It protects us from pathogens, extreme water loss, and aids in insulation and temperature control.

Substances flow through the pores of the skin into our blood stream and as a result, travel to most primary systems in the body.

What we put on our skin can consequently and particularly affect the way our nervous, lymphatic, and immune systems function.

In ancient cultures, what people used as shampoo, soap, and make-up, was derived from natural sources found in nature.

How far away from the source is your meat?

Animal foods contain some of the highest potential toxins in the food chain.

The cleaner the food the more health, energy, and vitality are available for us.

Dairy

* An animal has to be outside to assimilate vitamin A and D that we can then absorb.
* Yes, these two can be added in, but the body absorbs them better from natural sources.
* Factory farm animals are stressed, which equals hormone and adrenaline residue in their milk products.